Styling a garment on a slant board

…In this chapter, I'd like to share with you…techniques for styling a garment on a slant board, setting…up two point lighting with studio strobes in order…to make a photograph of a garment off a figure.…As we go through the demonstrations, I think you'll…probably realize that you've see slant board styling before.…It's very common, it's often used in catalog and…on webpages to sell garments, table clothes, place mats,…all sort of things without a model or props in place.…

A slant board is fairly simple proposition, yet, as you…can imagine, is a board that is at a slant.…We've got a, a drawing board, that's supported with an ample…box and then on top of that drawing board, we're using a,…sheet of suede mat board, for a background, I picked it…because it has nice contrast with this garment and I also liked…the suede texture.…There's another benefit to suede as well is it has a little tooth to it.…One issue that you sometimes run into with a slant…board is because it has, t is at an angle,…if you have maybe a synthetic fabric and a fairly…

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1/13/2014

Photographing textiles, whether a shirt or a handmade quilt, requires careful styling and lighting to accurately show the texture of the fabric and the way it folds and drapes—and to make it look as beautiful as possible.

In this course, commercial photographer Konrad Eek explores the creative and technical decisions involved in photographing textiles. After introducing basics, such as ironing and folding, the course explores a variety of shooting scenarios, including photographing a garment on a slant board or against a wall, a blanket draped on a chair, and a stack of clothing. Konrad demonstrates basic lighting techniques as well as more advanced ones, such as using a cookie (also called a gobo or cuculoris) to cast dramatic shadows. The course concludes with a brief overview of the Adobe Photoshop post-processing often involved in textile photography.